Former midfielder César Sampaio, Tite’s assistant during the last World Cup, wants to see a Brazilian coach at the helm of the national team. Since the fall against Croatia in the quarter-finals of the tournament played in Qatar, the command of the team has been vacant since Canarinho.
In an exclusive interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, Sampaio justified his opinion. In the opinion of the former player, who was one of the guests of this Sunday’s edition of the program Panel discussionfrom the Television Gazetteidentification with the country weighs heavily.
“I would choose a Brazilian, for representation, the identity of a country. I lived in Japan for six years, I consider it my second homeland, but I would never be able to bring a Japanese into the national team, for example. Precisely for this reason, I would choose a Brazilian,” he said.
César Sampaio also indicated Dorival Júnior, currently at San Paolo, and Fernando Diniz, from Fluminense, as ideal names.
“Dorival and Diniz (favorite coaches). Diniz is already collecting results, but held back by the calendar and with the bad luck of some injuries. Dorival is still structuring his work, but he’s going through a good moment”, he comments.
At the moment, however, the preferred name of Ednaldo Rodrigues, president of the CBF, to succeed Tite at the helm of the Brazilian national team is the Italian Carlo Ancelotti. The coach would even be willing to wait for the manager’s contract with Real Madrid to expire, valid until June 2024.
“Today I’m gone, but it seems that Ramon Menezes will remain until Ancelotti’s contract with Real Madrid expires. Ancelotti is a citizen of the world, he has achieved goals everywhere and he is recommended by the Real Madrid players,” he commented. . Sampaio.
One of the biggest idols in the history of Palmeiras, César Sampaio played for the Brazilian national team as an athlete. Winner of the Copa América and the Confederations Cup in 1997, he was a starter in the season that finished as runners-up at the 1998 World Cup in France.
While the CBF works to define the next coach of Brazil, Ramon Menezes, in charge of the Under 20, manages the first team. At 16:00 (Brasilia time) this Tuesday, still under the command of the keeper, the Selection plays a friendly match against Senegal, at the Estádio José Alvalade.
Source: Terra
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